Top Linux Jobs in Houston, TX

Designs, deploys, maintains, and troubleshoots resilient infrastructure supporting Oracle Utilities software for clients. Responsibilities include Linux server configuration, networking, firewalls, VPNs, hardware and software tuning, connectivity troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, process improvement, metrics, client communication, technical support, and on-call incident response. Preferred work includes WebLogic administration, virtualization, backup systems, Oracle Database administration, Active Directory, DNS, and Microsoft Office support. The role is remote within the United States with occasional travel for go-lives, incidents, and data center work.

Design, develop, operate, and improve Netflix’s internet-scale managed compute infrastructure. The role involves building distributed systems and Kubernetes-based services, balancing customer usability with reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency. Responsibilities include collaborating with Product and stakeholders, leading cross-functional infrastructure initiatives, mentoring engineers, maintaining operational excellence, improving incident response and on-call practices, and evaluating emerging cloud and compute technologies.

Assess, design and improve AWS/Azure cloud environments for security, cost, networking, storage, serverless and containerized deployments. Provide L2+ incident support, create SOPs, mentor junior staff, support Linux/Windows servers, document architecture, participate in governance/change processes, and join a 24/7 on-call rotation.

Lead the on-vehicle autonomy team to design, build, integrate, and field autonomy software for autonomous surface vessels. Own navigation, planning, control, behaviors, safety logic, and autonomy execution; drive architecture, testing, simulation, HIL, field deployments, and cross-functional integration while mentoring engineers and ensuring mission-ready, maintainable autonomy systems.

Design and operate large-scale GPU infrastructure for distributed AI training, ensuring reliability, performance, and efficient customer partnerships.

Build and operate Nebius's network infrastructure: define SLIs/SLOs, improve site and inter-site reliability, lead incident response and postmortems, develop observability and alerting, automate change workflows, and collaborate with network and platform teams to embed operability.

Designs, implements, administers, and supports critical Linux infrastructure and enterprise systems. Diagnoses system issues, develops remediation plans, supports application infrastructure, and contributes to compliance activities. Builds automation, deployment pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code solutions using Linux, cloud, Kubernetes, GitOps, and configuration-management tools. Partners with engineering, security, and operations teams to improve reliability, scalability, security, and deployment efficiency while mentoring junior engineers.

Lead design and implementation of gameplay and engine systems on Linux platforms. Mentor engineers, define technical specs, manage Linux infrastructure, optimize performance and security, integrate art, maintain documentation, support live services and mobile (iOS/Android) ports, and coordinate cross-team standards and tooling.

Lead technical direction for a cloud game: define architecture, hire and mentor engineering teams, oversee prototype-to-live ops execution, integrate Netflix cloud-gaming platform, manage external partners, perform deep engine-layer debugging and performance optimization, and continuously refine processes and pipelines.

The Production Engineer will design, build and maintain production infrastructure, ensuring reliability, observability, and automation while collaborating with engineering teams on distributed systems.

Administer and support Oracle WebCenter Sites (11.1.1.6/11.1.1.8) and related components including Composer, clustering, integrations with Oracle Access Manager, WebCenter Content, SOA, and Oracle Analytics. Perform WebLogic and Oracle HTTP Server administration, software installation/upgrades, multi-site administration, load balancing, LDAP/SSO configuration, database scripting, and cross-team collaboration in a high-availability environment.

Contract software engineer to design and implement C++ (C++11) libraries and APIs within an existing framework. Work involves high-performance and parallel programming (MPI/OpenMP), Linux-based development, performance-aware coding, and collaborating with a team to extend and integrate software designs. Seismic/geoscience experience and open-source contributions are a plus.

Maintain and tune Moogsoft AIOps deployment, design and implement system interfaces, remediate Moogsoft incidents, apply upgrades/patches, ensure data feeds and dashboards function, and provide cross-team operational support.

Implement and administer Moogsoft AIOps event-correlation tool, perform Linux administration and scripting, manage MySQL data, maintain performance baselines, design and implement system interfaces, remediate incidents, apply upgrades/patches, ensure data feeds and dashboards function, and provide cross-team operational support.

Design and implement high-performance C++ (C++11) libraries and APIs using STL, Boost, and Qt on Linux. Optimize software for hardware performance and HPC (MPI/OpenMP), extend and integrate with existing internal frameworks, follow prescribed designs, and collaborate within an engineering team. Seismic/geoscience and open-source experience are a plus.

The Platform Engineer will design and implement scalable compute infrastructure for autonomous vehicle simulation, utilizing cloud platforms and on-premises clusters, along with managing CI/CD pipelines and monitoring systems.

Deploy, upgrade, and maintain High-Speed Data infrastructure supporting DNS, DHCP, DOCSIS provisioning and related platforms. Perform Linux (CentOS/RHEL) administration, scripting/automation (Python, Bash, Ansible, Docker), vendor management, troubleshooting, LLD documentation, project work, training, and on-call support to ensure availability and security of HSD services.

Design, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot high-performance InfiniBand and Ethernet networks for HPC. Perform performance tuning, capacity planning, and monitoring. Implement Fortinet security, resolve routing/switching/latency issues, collaborate with compute and storage teams, document architectures, and participate in on-call escalation and upgrades.

Design, develop, and optimize high-performance C++ systems for ultra-low-latency media streaming. Build and improve streaming pipelines (WebRTC, GStreamer, RTP/RTCP), analyze performance across server, network, and media pipelines, and collaborate with encoding, cloud networking, and systems teams to define KPIs and reduce latency for cloud gaming and related use cases.

Design, develop, test, review, and maintain high-availability EMS and grid automation software (load flow, contingency evaluation, state estimation, operator training simulators). Apply power system modeling, simulation, optimization, and numerical methods; collaborate in Agile teams across Linux and Windows; troubleshoot technical issues and ensure regulatory compliance.

Design, implement, and maintain Atlassian/ALM toolchains and CI/CD build/deployment environments. Administer systems (Linux/Windows), version control (Git), DevOps practices, and support database deployment/tuning. Collaborate on Agile teams and automate deployments using CI/CD tools.

As a Datacenter System Software Architect at SiFive, you'll design RISC-V Linux systems for datacenters, engage with customers, and optimize performance across software and hardware.

Deploy, maintain, and automate application infrastructure on GCP using Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, ArgoCD, and Terraform. Build automation pipelines, support and troubleshoot in-house and third-party apps, document processes, and participate in on-call rotation.

Develop and maintain embedded firmware and kernel/user-mode device drivers for Ethernet-based networking devices. Design, implement, test, and integrate drivers into a Linux and AUTOSAR communication stack, build SDK components, and create debug/test utilities and automated unit/system tests for safety-critical automotive applications.

Support design, implementation, and operation of cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure. Develop Infrastructure as Code, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, monitor and troubleshoot environments, participate in incident response and on-call rotation, and collaborate with engineering teams to improve reliability, security, and automation.